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UNPACKIT Awards 2013 – Supermarkets take out Worst Packaging Award – Again!
For the second year running supermarkets have been voted as the worst packagers in the country – with the Unpackit Worst Packaging Award going to Countdown, owned by Progressive Enterprises. The Awards were decided by 15,632 votes. Rethink Reusable Fresh Produce bags took out the Best Packaging Award. One third of voters chose fruit and […]
Arsenic used in home-building materials
Kiwi homes are being wrapped with plywood containing an arsenic treatment banned in several overseas countries because of toxicity concerns. Bracing plywood treated with the preservative copper chromium arsenic (CCA) is increasingly being used for residential repairs and rebuilds in Canterbury. Both arsenic and chromium compounds pose a potential health hazard in certain conditions. Public […]
Smart phones can help reduce litter?
Here’s a link to a blog about Litterati: A Global Digital Landfill of Instagrammed Trash
Guide to safe plastics
If you must use plastic containers, here’s a good brief overview of what the various numbers mean
The Rise of the Scythe
“It is a tragedy of the first magnitude that millions of people have ceased to use their hands as hands. Nature has bestowed upon us this great gift which is our hands. If the craze for machinery methods continues, it is highly likely that a time will come when we shall be so incapacitated and […]
Sam Judd: Easy resolutions for the planet
Source: NZH, Photo by Liesl ♥ Resolution 1: Use it again, Sam Many people out there think that just recycling is enough to do their bit in the battle against waste. Most recycling is inefficient and only about 20% of what can be recycled actually is. Re-usable products are far better and you can start […]
Sam Judd: Top ten eco-friendly gifts
The onslaught of hurried shoppers spending a heap of their hard-earned cash on unnecessary gifts that are invariably wrapped in single use plastic is about to ensue. It doesn’t have to be that way. Check out my top ten gift ideas that are both easy on your wallet and easy on the planet. Read the […]
How do you know if a brand’s ethical claims are fair?
Check out this clever and informative page on the Fairtrade website looking at the issue of branding and labelling.
UC Researcher: Too many eco-labels ‘green washing’ products
A Canterbury University researcher is slamming consumer goods companies for green-washing supermarket shelf items with a flood of eco-labels.
Country Calendar: A Clean Break
This episode of Hyundai Country Calendar screened on 14 July, 7pm on TV ONE. If you missed it, (at the time of writing this post) it’s still available at http://tvnz.co.nz/country-calendar/video Interesting, challenging and inspiring – worth seeing. “A Swiss soil and water scientist who has made his home in New Zealand believes this country is […]
